Darn it, darn it, DARN IT….

I was just getting going on the second draft and finding some kind of momentum when I GOT THE FLU.

I haven’t had the flu (the real thing) in eleven years. Well, this is it. (My cousin, who’s a nurse, says, “You always think you’ve had the flu until you REALLY have it. And then you think…Oh. So THIS is the flu.”)

I’m so sorry….
This happened to me a couple of years ago. I just couldn’t believe that I couldn’t “boot-strap” myself out of bed.
I’m so sorry.
I’m praying for you here in Jersey…
…and trying not to giggle over your picture….
Seriously though – sending good will your way!
I hope you make a REALLY quick recovery.
Peace,
Janice

Oh no! So sorry you’re sick. I got the flu oh, 16 or 17 years ago on Christmas. There’s an entire day that I don’t recall. I hope you get better very very soon! It’s flaring up like crazy around my state, so I’ve been wondering if this is the year I’ll get hit with it again. Will be praying for a quick recovery for you.

And here was I was just thinking, “maybe it’s no big deal that i never got around to getting that shot this year.” Now a LOT of people seem to be getting it! Hang in there. Rest and fluids and all that. Long showers too, if you can. And a few hours of daytime TV will make you want to feel better that much faster………….

You talk about The Flu almost in a whisper, after that, and feel compelled to point out, when someone refers to a virus they had for a few days as the flu, that The Real Flu involves *prostration* as a symptom.

Misery loves company! As I was stuck home this weekend with the FLU while my husband and boys went out of town to a baseball tournament, I spent the weekend updating myself on The Well-Trained Mind. As I realized that I now need to move all my bookmarks from the grammar to the logic stage, my heart started to pound. Can I still do this? Am I crazy? In the moment of panic I thought, “l’ll go to Susan’s blog and get inspired.” The picture was all I needed!! I’m good to go. God has a funny way of inspiring me.

Get better,
Karen Hein
P.S. You may or may not remember me….I’m the shy, quiet, demure recipient of The Lord of the Rings Leather-Bound Trilogy from your Roseville, Ca seminar in September!!!